November 3, 2011
Elephant Man Robbed Of Travel Documents Among Other Things
Alliance member Elephant Man is pleading to thieves to return his travel documents after the deejay was robbed earlier this week. According to the deejay, his Toyota Corolla was broken into on Monday night while he was at an event. “Mi passport,…
November 3, 2011
Region must work together to achieve low fuel costs says PM Skerrit
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says geothermal energy can significantly lower fuel costs in the region but countries must work together to effectively deliver it. He told the David Thompson Memorial Lecture last week, that a secure, affordable…
November 3, 2011
Bahamas credit rating downgraded again
International credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s on Monday downgraded The Bahamas’ sovereign credit rating for the second time in two years. The Bahamas’ downgrade from a long-term credit rating of BBB+ to BBB came after S&P recently revised…
November 3, 2011
Jamaica reports increased remittance inflows
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), in its latest report on remittances, said that during the month of August, total remittance inflows were US$174.6 million, an improvement of US$17.8 million or 11.4 percent over the corresponding period last year. Net…
November 3, 2011
TRINIDAD’S PM WRONG
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar got her facts wrong when she named Prof Kenneth Julien as the former chairman of Petrotrin. Julien issued a release yesterday noting that Persad-Bissessar named him as the former chairman of Petrotrin, against…
November 3, 2011
St. Maarten Police Force Accepted as Member of Interpol.
Chief Commissioner of Police Peter de Witte who is currently off island attending the 80th Session of Interpol in Hanoi, Vietnam announced that the St. Maarten Police Force is now a member of the Interpol. "We can proudly announce that on Monday…
November 3, 2011
Bishoo spins Windies to victory over Bangladesh
Devendra Bishoo exploited favourable conditions to finish with career-best figures…
November 3, 2011
Rory McIlroy says decision to leave Chandler was ‘very difficult’
Rory McIlroy says his shock split from manager Andrew "Chubby" Chandler was "a very difficult decision to make". McIlroy, who won his first major at the US Open in June, announced last month that he was leaving Chandler's International Sports…
November 3, 2011
Andy Murray pulls out of Swiss Indoors because of injury
British number one Andy Murray has pulled out of the Swiss Indoors in Basel because of a right gluteal muscle strain. The 24-year-old, who is on a 15-match winning streak, withdrew shortly before his first-round match against Dutchman Robin Haase…
November 3, 2011
Michael Johnson wants single Olympics ban for drugs cheats
Former Olympic champion Michael Johnson has called for athletes who fail a drugs test to be banned from the next Olympic Games. British drug cheats are banned from all subsequent Games by the British Olympic Association, but other countries pick…